“Can an IoT-first aquaculture platform become the financial and operational OS for the global shrimp farmer?”
Founded in 2020 as a marketplace mobile app connecting Indian shrimp farmers to hatcheries, feed suppliers and consultants, AquaExchange has evolved into a vertically-integrated 'One Smart Ecosystem' for aquaculture — IoT hardware (PowerMon, AquaBot, feeders, water sensors) plus a farm-management app, layered with flexible financing, crop-disease insurance and market connectivity for farmers. The embedded-finance angle (lending + insurance for farmers) is positioned as part of the value chain rather than as a standalone fintech product, and vendor partners behind these financial services are not publicly disclosed.
AquaExchange was founded by Pavan Kosaraju, Hemasundar D, Kareemullah Md and Kiran Kumar and is founded in 2020, headquartered in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
AquaExchange has raised ~$20.9M (disclosed on LinkedIn) in total (latest round: Series B).
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